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NEWS OF THE LEGISLATURE
FISHERMEN'S
BILLREVIVAL
It Is Being Much Discussed
Among the Legislators on
the Hill Today
Reconsldoration of the Powell fish
ermen's license bill was much dis
cussed AS A possibility at the Capitol
to-day The bill was defeated by 20
votes last night. the roll showing 85
ayes to 90 noes. The bill was de
feated last session and the loss last
night was duo to a combination of
Susquehanna and Juniata people nnd
the men who were afraid that the
bill would have too much power over
pollution. It was one of the oddest
combinations of the session.
The bill was regarded by students
of the fisheries question as of equal
importance with the resident hunters'
license bill, which became a law a
few years ago. and would have made
the fisheries department absolutely
independent of state appropriations
and given the funds necessary to
complete five unfinished hat iherles of
the State and quadrupled their pres
ent output. It is understood that the
measure with minor amendment will
come up for a re-consideration of the
vote Immediately after the recess.
Messrs. Powell. Luzerne, and Phil
lips. Clearfield, led the fight for the
bill, saying special revenue was
needed for the Department of Fish
eries if it was to continue propaga
tion and prevent pollution. Messrs.
Beidlespacher and Harar, Lycoming;
Helt, Northumberland, and Wood
ruff, Snyder, approved the bill; Mr.
Helt saying his people would gladly
pay a license if their streams were
clean enough for fish.
No Need to Be Thin,
Scrawny or Sallow
If you are thin and want to be
plump; if you have wrinkles in your
face that you are not proud of; if
the skin is sallow or subject to
pimples or blackheads, take Mi-o-na
stomach tablets for two weeks and
notice the change.
The majority of the thin people
are thin because the stomach does
not perform its duties properly. It
is not secreting sufficient of the
natural digestive Juices and in con
sequence does not extract from the
food enough nutritive matter to
nourish every part of the body.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are In
tended to build up the stomach so
that it will act properly and extract
from the food the elements necessary
to form flesh.
If you are thin try two weeks treat
ment of Mi-o-na stomach tablets
they are small, easily swallowed and
are sold on the guarantee of money
back if they do not overcome chronic
indigestion, acute or chronic, stop
stomach disturbance, belching, heart
burn. sour stomach, and any after
dirtner distress.
For sale by H. C. Kennedy and all
leading druggists.
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TUESDAY EVENING,
CODIFY LAWS
ON BIG TAXES
Personal Property and Inher
itance Statutes Merged in
the Dawson Bill
Flans to consolidate oil personal
property and Inheritance tot lows,
direct and collateral. In ono general
act have been worked out by Attor
ney General William I. Schalter and
a measure embodying his ideas was
presented in the House by Represent
ative Hugh A. Dawson. Scranton will
add materially to State revenues In
two ways.
The greatest source of revenue,
which the State Is losing now, will
come by provision to obtain Inherit
ance taxes on property of persons who
own property In Pennsylvania, but
die elsewhere. In recent years several
Instances have arisen where wealthy
men, who made their money in this
State, moved to New York city or
to southern States and made their
homes, but retained their property in
Pennsylvania. When they died the
states where they last resided claim
ed the inheritance taxes.
The plan is to consolidate the in
heritance tax law so that they can
be administered without difficulty and
a conference was held with Auditor
General Charles A. Snyder about the
matter by Mr. Schafter. One of the
most striking changes Is to allow
registers of wills only $5,000 for col
lection of inheritance taxes, whether
direct or collateral. Under recently
discussed plans $5,000 would be the
maximum for each class. The State
would thus obtain more revenue.
Nothing in the new bill would
change the idea of having the person
al property tax collection returned
to the authority of the auditor gen
eral, the commonwealth to get half of
the proceeds. The counties now get
all of this revenue. The bill would
also cure some defects in the pres
ent acts.
The auditor general v ill have di
rect charge of the collection of taxes
where wealthy persons die in other
states, but personalty in Pennsyl
vania. The plan is to list stocks and
bonds and permit no transfers until
Pennsylvania taxes are paid. There
will be a prompt tost of the plan
and to see how far the State can go
to get taxes on estates which es
cape Major David A. Reed, of Pitts
burgh, lias been named as special
deputy attorney general in tho Ilos
tetter case wherein a wealthy resi
dent of Pittsburgh, who claimed resi
dence elsewhere left a large estate
on which tho State officials think
the State should get some each.
ART COMMISSION
BILL AMENDED
First and Second Class Cities
Are Exempted From
State Control
Tho State Commission bill was
amended on second reading tn the
House of Representatives last even
ing, to exempt first and second-class
cities from Its provisions. Among
bills pussed on this stage were the
Hess "Blue Sky," Sunday fishing,
Geological Bureau, increasing sal
aries of mine Inspectors, physical
education. Increasing salary of Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
to SIO,OOO and biennial State report
measures.
The anti-sedition bill was recom
mitted to the Judiciary General
Committtee for a hearing on mo
tion of Mr. Flynn, Elk, its sponsor,
after passing second reading. The
hearing will be held April 29.
An amendment to the dental laws
of the State which would require all
dentists, practicing in Pennsylvania,
to register annually, was introduced
by Mr. Galder, Philadelphia. It
would also forbid any person from
practicing under any name other
than that in which tho license is
issued.
Mr. Ramsey, Delaware, introduced
a bill amending the Delaware coun
ty fox hunting bill of May 1, 1913,
so that "it shall be unlawful for any
person to shoot or trap or snare or
poison any fox within the limits of
Delaware county, Chester county or
Montgomery county.
The Jones Senate bill reorganiz
ing the Department of Agriculture,
was reported favorably by Chairman
M. M. Hollingsworth, of the Agri
cultural committee, and passed for
the first time immediately after the
House convened.
Many New Bills.
Mr. Gans, Philadelphia, intro
duced a bill extending the vaccina
tion act to private and parochial
schools.
Other bills presented were: Mr.
Perry, Phlldelphia: Authorizing the
Insurance Commissioner to revoke
licenses of insurance companies,
whose home State refuses to license
Pennsylvania companies.
Mr. Dewey, Bradford: Amending
borough code so that courts may
order land annexed to boroughs at
tached to adjacent wards.
Mr. Martin, Allegheny: Providing
that school boards may make ap
propriations for converting school
grounds into recreation grounds on
petition of taxpayers.
Mr. Stadtlander, Allegheny: In
creasing from $5 to $6 a day pay
of subordinate assessors tn Alle-
RARRISBURG TELEGRAPH!
ghony county and providing for the
Plttaburg Metropolitan district.
Mr. Sehiltlng, Erie: Vising sal
ary of dlstriot attorney at SMOO in
counties having between 1f.0,000 and
880,000' population and for speoiai
county detectives.
Mr. Alexander, Delaware: Increas
ing pilotage fees in the Delaware
river below Philadelphia.
Mr. Plko, Montgomery: Increas
ing legal limit of butter fats In milk
from 814 to 8 H per cent.
Mr. tlolard, Crawford: Amending
I borough code to increase maximum
mileage for borough purposes from
10 to 12 miles.
Mr. Btadtlunder, Allegheny, pre-1
sentcd bl'ls requiring that all school
construction costing over SBOO, shall
be done under contract and author
izing courts to issue subpoenas for
witnesses to tostlfy before commit
tees investigating charges against
professional conduct of members of
the bar.
The resolution asking Congress to
repeal the tax on athletic goods was
called up by Mr. Pike, Montgomery,
and passed.
Flare Dp On Judges.
The bill reorganizing the Adjutant
General's Department was passed
without opposition, the third reor
ganlzer to go through, but a fight de
veloped on the Bucher bill, increas
ing pensions for retired judges from
half to three-fourths of salary.
Messrs. Home, Cambria and Jordan
opposed It, while Messrs Alexander.
Delaware: Walker; Wells, and
Bucher, Philadelphia, spoke for it.
A verification of the call was de
manded and votes of Messrs. Mc-
Intyre and Beckley were challenged
when recorded in the the affirmative,
Mr. Williams, Tioga, making the
challenge. Mr. Mclntyre came in
and said he had voted "aye." The
bill passed. 106 to 77.. The House
quit at 11:48.
ANTI-GERMAN
BILL HARD HIT
Tie Vote on Postponement
and Then Goes Back
to Committee
A lively fight, ending in a tie vote,
! provoked in the Senate last night,
I when a House bill, sponsored by
Representative J. T. Davis, Indiana,
to prohibit the teaching of the Ger
man language in the public and nor
mal schools of the State, came up
for final passage. The bill ended
back in committee.
Senator H. W. Shantz, Dehigh,
spoke against the bill, contending
I that it discriminates against the
i public and normal schools of the
State, by allowing the private and
parochial institutions to continue the
instruction of German, while forbid
ding it in the former.
Senator W. D. Craig, Beaver, re
quested permission to interrogate
Senator Shantz, which was granted.
Senator Craig then asked Senator
Shantz "whether American history
is taught in the German language in
the Lehigh county schools?"
* It is not," replied Senator Shantz.
Senator Craig continued his address
in favor of the passage of the bill,
saying that it was time to legislate
the German language out of Penn
sylvania.
Senator C. J. Buckman moved to
postpone action on the measure, and
the vote was taken, resulting in an
apparent 23 to 22 victory in favor
of postponement.
Lieutenant Governor E. E. Beidle
man continued through the calendar,
until it was" discovered that ithe
cojunt had been incorrectly made,
and the vote stood 23 to 23, thus
losing the motion to postpone.
Senator T. L. Eyre, Chester, then
moved to have the bill recommitted
to the committee on education for
purposes of amendment, which was
unanimously carried.
The following is the vote on the
measure:
Against postponement—
Barr, Eeales. Craig. Eyre. Graff,
Gray. Herroti, Jones, Leiby, Marlow,
Martin. McConnell, Mearkle, Miller,
J. S.; Miller, Summerfield J.; Mur
doch, Phipps, Snyder. Turner, Vare,
Weaver, WTiitten and Woodward
For postponement—
Baldwin. R. J.: Baldwin, Frank:
Barnes. Boyd. Buckman, Campbell,
Crow, Daix, DeWitt, Donahue. Ein
stein, Haldeman, Homsher, Leslie,
McXichol, Nason, Patton, Salus.
Sassaman, Shantz, Sones, Smith and
Tompkins.
More than a score of bills were
passed on second reading and will
come .up for final action to-day
There were no measures on hand
for first hearing.
Senator Craig, Beaver, introduced
a bill creating a Minimum Wage
Commission, which would have the
power to adjust unfair wages in the
cases of women and minors em
ployed in industrial plants. The bill
provides for the appointment by the
Governor of a commission of threo
to constitute the new board.
Among other bills presented were
the following:
Senator Woodward. Philadelphia:
Prohibiting the granting of charters
to corporations with foreign names.
Senator Baldwin, Delaware:.. Ap
propriating $6,000 for medals for the
Pennsylvania Reserve Militia.
Senator Daix, Phlla'delphia: Ap
propriating $69,500 to the Depart
ment of Public Grounds and Build
ings.
Senator Buckman, Bucks: Provid
ing for condemnation by the State,
and aquisition of lands suitable for
State forests.
Senator Salus, Philadelphia: The
Philadelphia transit bridge bill.
Rabbis Approve Wilson's
League of Nations Plea
Cincinnati, 0., April B.—Rabbi
Leo M. Franklin, of Detroit, was
elected president of the Central
Conference of American Rabbis at
the final session of the thirtieth con
ference here yesterday.
Rabbi Edward N. Calisch, of Rich
mond, Va., was chosen vice presi
dent; Rabbi Felix A. Levi, of Chi
cago, corresponding" secretary: Rab
bi Isaac A. Marcusson, of Macon,
Ga., recording secretary, and Rabbi
Abram Simon, of Washington, D. C.,
treasurer.
Two cablegrams were sent by the
conference to President Wilson in
Paris. One expressed the fullest
support of the conference in his ef
forts for a covenant of peace and a
League of Nations, and the other
expressed the hope that the peace
ttdms would insure civil and relig
ious freedom throughout all coun
tries in tho world.
, Use McNeil's Colli Tablets. Adv..
SIMS PRAISES
CONVOY SYSTEM
Overcome German U-Boat
Menace, Declares Rear
Admiral
New York, April B.—The convoy
systcm, which many naval men had
termed Impracticable, overcame the
Oerman submarine menace and fig
ured tremendously in the winning
of the war. Rear Admiral William
B. Sims, commander-in-chief of the
American navy's forces in European
waters, declared to-day on his ar
rival here aboard the British liner
Mau retania.
Depth charges and listening de
vices, he said, contributed materi
ally to success in maintaining prac
tically unbroken the trans-Atlantic
"bridge" of transports and supply
ships essential to the Allied victory,
as did the "magnificent work" of
the merchant seaman, who "took
their cargoes across, convoy or no
convoy." But it was the convoying
scheme, worked out to a fine detail
by the combined fleets* of the asso
ciated powers, the officer asserted,
which made possible the transporta
tion and supplying of the great
American force, whose appearance
in battle turned the tide.
Germany was winning the war,
the rear admiral statod, when he ar
rived in England the day after the
United States became a belligerent.
Teuton interference with Allied
shipping, he added, was a serious
problem, solved only when confer
ences of the British, American and
Allied commands worked out and
put into practice the system of pro
tecting vital ships, which prevailed
until the cessation of hostilities.
As the admiral stepped aboard the
naval yacht. Aramis, his flag shot up
the mainmast and the guardship,
Amphitrite, which had withheld Its
salute while he was aboard a for
eign vessel, loosed Its guns.
The escorting destroyers remained
in the lower bays, but the airplanes,
with a pair of kite balloons towed
by launches, proceeded on up the
bay.
From the Battery, the party went
by automobile to an uptown hotel.
The admiral passed through cheer
ing crowds and was showered by
confetti from office windows.
The admiral declared the relations
between his forces and the British
had been ideal. y
" We went over there to get into
the war in any way we could do the
most good." he stated. "All man
euvers of the Grand Fleet were the
result of conferences between the
British and American stafTs and
there were no differences of opin
ion."
"We were a minority in the Al
lied fleet," he continued, "but we
bad the satisfaction of knowing that
in quality we ranked, ship for ship,
with the best of them."
Of the merchant seaman, the rear
admiral spoke In high praise.
Offers SI,OOO Prize
For Best Manuscript
on Christianity
Phildelphia. April B.—The Ameri
can Sunday School Union has offer
ed a prize of SI,OOO for the best
book manuscript on Christianity and
Modern Industry. This work, the
organization explains, should deal
with actual achievements, as well
as with principles and methods. It
should include the rural, as well as
the urban situation. The offer is
made under the provision of the
John C. Green Fund.
There is also an offer of a prize
of SI,OOO, in two parts, S6OO for the
best manuscript and S4OO for the
next best, on Everyday Heroism.
WAR TAX
Merchants!
Take Notice!
We are pleased to announce that
we are in a position to furnish Na
tional Cash Registers specially built
for Merchants who'wish to ascertain
amount of War Tax due United
States Government on sales of soft
drinks, etc. Sold on easy monthly
payments. Old registers taken as
part payment. N. R. Black, sales
agent, 105 Market street, Harris
burg. Both phones.
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For Colds, Grip
and Influenza
Take
"Laxative
Bromo
Quinine
Tablets"
Be sure you get the Genuine
Look for this signature
(o
on the box. 30c.
How to Clean UpYour
System This Spring
We Recommend Dr. Ctrler'a K Jk B
Ten—Old Faahloned and I'n re I y
Vegetable, bat Does the
Work Jant the Same.
For a few cents any economical
Mother can get a package of Dr. Car
ter's K & B Tea and with it can
gently, but. surely, give the little chil
dren's bowels a thorough cleaning
and at the same time they will be
taking a spring tonic unexcelled.
A cup of Dr. Carter'e K & B Tea
before goifig to bed will work won
ders for anyone especially in the
spring.
Drink it for constipation, upset
stomach, sluggish liver, sick head
ache and that weary hate-to-get-up
in-the-morning feeling you'll like
it—the children will enjoy It. Be
sure you get
PLlkrter's IL&B.Iei
Bolsheviks Capture
Mifflinburg Boy;
, Take Him to Moscow
By Associated Press.
Archangel, Sunday. April 6—M. V.
DON'T try to compare ordin
ary cigarettes with Helmar.
One Is Just "smoke".
Helmar Is delight—luxury—Pure
Turkish tobacco.
Don't let anybody fool you.
A single Helmar Is worth a hand-full
of the other kind.
Quality - Superb
APRIL 8, 1913.
Arnold, of lAjndon, Ohio, and Bry
nnt R. Ryall, of Bloomfleld, M, J.,
Y, M. C. A. workers, wkho have
been missing for several days, and
three American soldiers captured by
tbe Bolshevlkl on the Bolshie Ozerkl
sector, are being taken to Moscow,
according to Information received In
Archangel to-day from Obozerskay-
al. They are apparently being yre\'L
treated.
The Rev. Father Roach, a chap
lain with the British forces, who
was captured near Bolshie Ozerkl on
March 81, was released by the Bol
shevlkl and made his way through
the American lines on the Vologda
front.